xStack® DES-3528/DES-3552 Series Layer 2 Managed Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Guide
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clear arptable
Purpose
Used to remove all dynamic ARP table entries.
Syntax
clear arptable
Description
This command is used to remove dynamic ARP table entries from the Switch’s ARP table.
Static ARP table entries are not affected.
Parameters
None.
Restrictions
Only Administrator and Operator and Power-User-level users can issue this command.
Example Usage:
To remove dynamic entries in the ARP table:
DES-3528:admin# clear arptable
Command: clear arptable
Success.
DES-3528:admin#
config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up
Purpose
Used to enable/disable the sending of gratuitous ARP requests while the IP interface status
comes up.
Syntax
config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up [enable | disable]
Description
The command is used to enable/disable sending of gratuitous ARP request packets while the
IPIF interface comes up. This is used to automatically announce the interface’s IP address to
other nodes. By default, the state is disabled.
Parameters
enable
−
Enable sending of gratuitous ARP when IPIF status comes up.
disable
−
Disable sending of gratuitous ARP when IPIF status comes up.
Restrictions
Only Administrator and Operator and Power-User-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To enable send gratuitous ARP request in a normal situation:
DES-3528:admin# config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up enable
Command: config gratuitous_arp send ipif_status_up enable
Success.
DES-3528:admin#